Car orchestra
The world's first car orchestra is the invention of the Cypriot composer Marios Joannou Elia . The world premiere took place on Friedrichsplatz Mannheim in September 2011.
occupation
The car orchestra consists of 80 automobiles , which are played like instruments by 120 percussionists . The car orchestra is one of the orchestras of the Elias open-air multimedia symphony " autosymphonic " - in addition to a symphony orchestra, two choirs, a pop band, a vocal ensemble, a percussion ensemble and the live electronics.
backgrounds
Elia spoke about his goal of creating the car orchestra in an interview in Welt am Sonntag (2008): “My dream is a whole symphony orchestra made of cars.” Since 2003 he has been using various vehicles as instruments in his music (see “The vehicles -Cycle").
Autocasting and creation
Marios Joannou Elia “cast” over 120 vehicles throughout Germany within ten months . After each casting , he assessed the sounds and classified them according to their properties. Using specially developed software, he determined the pitch and range in order to be able to combine the sounds with instruments and voices. The composer incorporated a total of 800 different car sounds into his work "autosymphonic".
The 'players' of the car orchestra
"Playing" the cars was done by 120 young people from Mannheim from grades 7 to 13. They were selected in six auditions at Mannheim schools and prepared for their performance in percussion workshops held by the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg for a year.
Contributing vehicles
The choice of vehicle types was broad: trucks , buses , vintage cars , modern limousines , super sports cars , tractors , NASCAR racing cars.
| No | Car model | Construction year |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Benz patent motor car number 1 | 1886 |
| 02 | Mercedes-Benz Axor | 2011 |
| 03 | Ferrari 458 Italia | 2010 |
| 04 | E-Mobil Mia | 2011 |
| 05 | Lanz Ackerluft-Bulldog | 1936 |
| 06 | Aero 662 - R18a | 1934 |
| 07 | Mercedes-Benz LO 3500 | 1936 |
| 08 | Chevrolet Corvette C4 | 1989 |
| 09 | Mercedes-Benz 200 D | 1966 |
| 10 | Maserati GranCabrio | 2010 |
| 11 | Citroën DS 19 | 1967 |
| 12 | NASCAR - Chevrolet Monte Carlo | |
| 13 | Lotus Elise | 1998 |
| 14th | Unimog 405 | 2010 |
| 15th | Fiat Abarth 695 SS | 1969 |
| 16 | VW Beetle | 1958 |
| 17th | Mercedes-Benz Atego | 2010 |
| 18th | Goggomobil TS 250 | 1964 |
| 19th | Ferrari California | 2010 |
| 20th | Mercedes-Benz Lo 2000 | 1935 |
| 21st | Audi R8 Spyder | 2011 |
| 22nd | Pontiac Bonneville Brougham | 1977 |
| 23 | Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG | 2011 |
| 24 | John Deere 8245R | 2010 |
| 25th | Porsche 997 Sport Classic | 2010 |
| 26th | Mercedes-Benz 230 SL convertible | 1967 |
| 27 | Trabant 601 | 1984 |
| 28 | Mercedes-Benz O 6600 H | 1953 |
| No | Car model | Construction year |
|---|---|---|
| 29 | VW Multivan T5 - Pan Americana | 2010 |
| 30th | Eagle trump | 1934 |
| 31 | Rolls-Royce Silvercloud III | 1965 |
| 32 | Porsche 911 GT3 RS | 2008 |
| 33 | Wiesmann MF3 | 2000 |
| 34 | Ferrari GTB 599 Fiorano | 2007 |
| 35 | Dodge Ram "Rumble Bee" | 2004 |
| 36 | DWM Amphicar 770 | 1963 |
| 37 | Porsche 356 A Coupé | 1956 |
| 38 | Austin Seven "Green Jack" | 1934 |
| 39 | Jaguar Wildcat Roadster | 1986 |
| 40 | Mercedes-Benz 190 SLR | 1957 |
| 41 | Citroën 11CV - Traction Avant | 1951 |
| 42 | Citroën Dyane 6 | 1973 |
| 43 | Morris Minor 1000 | 1967 |
| 44 | VW T2 | 1979 |
| 45 | Cadillac Coupe DeVille | 1964 |
| 46 | Opel GT / J | 1973 |
| 47 | Volvo PV444 | 1953 |
| 48 | Ford Thunderbird | 1963 |
| 49 | VW New Beetle RSi | 2000 |
| 50 | De Dion-Bouton Grand Prix 1908 | 1908 |
| 51 | FMR Tg 500 (Messerschmitt Tiger) | 1951 |
| 52 | Mercedes-Benz 600 | 1967 |
| 53 | BMW Isetta 300 USA | 1957 |
| 54 | Opel 1.8 liter 18 C Cabriolet | 1932 |
| 55 | Ford Mustang convertible | 1964 |
| 56 | Seat Leon Supercopa racing car | 2008 |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ A superlative symphony for the car birthday at www.mittelbayerische.de on September 11, 2011, accessed on December 16, 2011
- ↑ Music from Motorgebrumm and Metallgeklapper on www.welt.de from December 28, 2008, accessed on January 5, 2012
- ↑ Marios Joannou Elia: Polymediality as a concept ( memento from July 19, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) on www.autosymphonic.de from September 1, 201, accessed on December 16, 2011
- ↑ Looking for cars with a talent for sound! ( Memento from June 7, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) at www.autosymphonic.de from September 13, 2010, accessed on December 16, 2011
- ↑ A sea of sounds and lights on www.die-stadtredaktion.de from September 12, 2011, accessed on December 16, 2011
- ^ Prelude to the percussion project "autosymphonic" of the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg on www.nmz.de on September 8, 2010, accessed on January 5, 2012
- ↑ "Making music with a car is simply great." ( Memento from June 7, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) at www.autosymphonic.de from September 17, 2010, accessed on January 5, 2012